I've been using Tails on a laptop and I've lost track of the number of times I've accidently hit the power button picking the thing up (I keep forgetting to switch the setting to "ask me), is there a way to stop the shutdown proccess so I don't lose what I'm working on?

No, there is no way to stop the shutdown process.
Comment by Tails Tue 26 Feb 2013 12:33:04 PM CET